At first, breaking the array went quite smoothly.
Wherever the Bloodweaving Spider passed, its blood-red killing intent shattered and devoured vast numbers of low-level gu insects, and the miasma began to recede.
However, when the Bloodweaving Spider penetrated the array's core and touched the powerful being sustaining its nexus, a sudden upheaval erupted!
"Scree-"
A shriek seemingly rising from the nine nether depths suddenly rang out from deep within the array's nexus!
Then an aura of decay and deathly desolation burst forth, making the surrounding vegetation yellow and wither at a speed visible to the naked eye!
The green light at the array's center seemed to be tainted by ink, instantly turning a deathly gray-black.
The next moment, a gu insect slowly emerged from the gray-black deathly aura. Ashen-white all over, it resembled an aged silkworm on a withered mulberry tree. Its body looked shriveled, yet it exuded a pressure that made the soul tremble-it was the equally infamous [Withered Gu]!
"Orioles fly, flowers fade; prosperity and decline, withering and flourishing!"
This Withered Gu, too, was formed from countless tiny louse gu!
The moment it appeared, invisible, rotting poison gas spread around it!
Lu Changfeng's expression grew grave. Recognizing the gu's ferocity, he suspected it was Chi Ming's creation. Lan Die'er's expression tightened as well. Changing her hand seals, she sent the Bloodweaving Spider lunging forward in a frenzy, its spear-sharp legs stabbing viciously at the withered silkworm.
The Withered Gu neither dodged nor evaded. It merely raised its head and released a ring of ashen-white ripples.
Where the ripples passed, something astonishing happened!
The Bloodweaving Spider's blood-crystal legs, powerful enough to pierce metal and stone, gave off cracking sounds the instant they touched the ripples. Their tips visibly lost their luster and even began shedding weathered fragments, as though